Thursday, October 18, 2012

Rock Climbing Day Trip near Phuket

If
you want to do a rock climbing day trip, but don't particularly feel like going all the way out to Phang Nga Bay, you’re in luck. Phang Nga Town offers some quality rock climbing opportunities.

There
is a small park on the edge of town that offers some
very nice rock climbing routes. Most of the routes
are in the 5a to 6b range (5.8 – 5.10c), though
there are harder climbing routes.

This lovely park was voted as the prettiest city park in Thailand!Obviously, there are a few monkeys around too

There
are enough climbs in the area that face different
directions that you do not have to climb in the sun.
Shade makes the climbing in Thailand much more comfortable
and we are all about comfort.

Furthermore,
even if it's raining a bit, the rock stays dry as
all of the cliff faces are slighting over-hanging.
That is not to say that they are all difficult. Many
of the routes have nice rest stop throughout the climbs.
Overall however, they tend to be at least slightly
beyond vertical.

Dave on an easy 6A top rope route

These
are bolted climbing routes. The bolts are in great
shape and maintained by the park.
If you’re into traditional climbing, there are
loads of routes available in all ranges. If you prefer
top-rope climbing, that’s fine, we will set
that up.

Wilderness Jungle Survival Trekking and Training

As we move further and further away from nature, it seems like a lot of us are interested in finding out if we could actually go backwards and live off of the land... it seems like the latest buzz is doing it with as little as possible, be that in the form of getting lost (survival) or minimalist camping (bushcraft).

You can experience the joy of being able to survive with minimal gear while enjoying one of our survival training courses. Khao Sok is the best place for this combination. Phang Nga Province offers old growth jungle and it's logistically much easier than Khao Sok.

A big part of the trip is jungle trekking. It’s so beautiful here that you’ll want to hike around anyway. During your trekking adventures you’ll learn a lot about the abundant wild edible plants in southern Thailand.